Above photo: 2025 1st Great Divide planting
June 07 tree planting & World Environment Week
The Battle River & North Saskatchewan watershed alliances are partnering with the Global Foundation’s Miquelon Watershed Stewardship Committee (MWSC) to co-host a tree planting and brief indigenous blessing event at 1:00 PM, Sunday June 7, 2026.
Entitled the 2nd ‘Great Divide Tree Planting’ on Sunday June 07 in the Beaver Hills Biosphere – in at the midpoint of World Environment Week. The tree planting will take place at the Eisert Wildlands in Camrose County (Click here), within the Beaver Hills Biosphere (BHB), south-east of Edmonton.
The Indigenous blessing will highlight the importance of integrating traditional community decision-making into wetland protection and restoration efforts.
For information or to confirm your attendance, click here to send message to gf@gfoundation.ca
This tree planting event has the name ‘Great Divide’ because it separates two major watersheds. It will highlight the urgency of tree planting in the face of environmental and water crises. It will direct attention to the need for tree planting on a much larger scale, along with other measures to protect the globally significant wetlands in BHB.
You can help by purchasing 50/50 wetland raffle tickets below.
Land holders, dignitaries and organisation representatives will be invited to join activities, along with family and friends.
The event is being organised in consultation with Beaver, Camrose, Leduc and Strathcona municipal counties, along with a range of conservation and other organisations.
World Environment Week June 05 – 11, 2026
Anyone can help amplify the message about the need for tree planting by confirming their JUNE 07 attendance and clicking here: gf@gfoundation.ca. you can also pledge to plant one or more trees, on your own. (Click Here).
Sarah Skinner, Watershed Programs Manager of the Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA) says that her organization is pleased to support the 2nd Great Divide planting event and the continued work of the Miquelon Watershed Stewardship Committee.
“Community initiatives that support landscape health and biodiversity “are at the heart of watershed stewardship. Working together across the Great Divide strengthens our collective efforts.”
“The Great Divide is a unique place where land stewardship directly shapes two major watersheds,” says Scott Millar, Executive Director of the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA).
“Events like this show how collective action can make a meaningful difference by supporting natural water storage, reducing erosion, and strengthening the resilience of the landscape. It’s a great example of how local action contributes to watershed-scale outcomes.”
Winston Gereluk of Global Foundation says the Great Divide planting has gone ahead, despite financial challenges that many environmental and conservation groups are facing.
With this message the Global Foundation is initiating a 50/50 raffle to raise funds for the June 07 tree planting and other events later this year by the MWSC.
“Supporters can help by purchasing 50/50 tickets below & by encouraging others to do so”.
The winner will take half the Grand Christmas Jackpot, with the other half going to tree planting for wetlands.
You can also make a direct donation by CLICKING HERE
World Environment week, June 05 – 11, 2026
The Great Divide tree planting will be associated to corresponding activities, within municipal counties & other regions, leading up to World Environment
Help amplify our messages by confirming your June 07 attendance by clicking here: gf@gfoundation.ca.
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